Husking roller



Dec. 25, 1951 R COOK 2,579,906

HUSKING ROLLER Filed May 29, 1950 Fig.

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BY MM 3% Patented Dec. 25, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT, OFFICE 2,579,906 lHUSKING ROLLER Ralph H. Cook, Columbus, Nebr. Application May 29, 1950,Serial No. 164,916

2 Claims.

This invention relates to an improved husking roller for the husking bedof a corn picking machine and more particularly to that form of rolleras is shown and disclosed in the patent to Albert H. Siemen No.2,416,124 of February 18, 1947, and the patent to Albert D. Becker No.2,444,088 of June 29, 1948.

A principal object of this invention is to provide keying meansengageable with the shaft of the roller for locking the plurality ofresilient laminations or disks which form the body portion of the rollerof the shaft.

While the rollers as shown in the aforesaid patents are efficient inoperation they are somewhat unsatisfactory as the runner disks or otherlaminated material forming the body portion keep turning on the shaft atthe center of the roller when in operation.

While it is desired that the body portion formed from the disks beresilient in their operation, it is desirable to maintain the disks in agiven relation relative to the shaft. Therefore, it is a further objectof the invention to provide keying means for locking the disks on theshaft which keying means will be resilient to a satisfactory extent.

Still further objects of the invention reside in the provision of animproved husking roller that is strong, durable, highly efiicient inoperation, simple in construction and manufacture, capable of beinginexpensively manufactured for sale at a relatively low cost.

These, together with the various ancillary objects of the inventionwhich will become apparent as the following description proceeds, areattained by this husking roller, 2. preferred embodiment of which hasbeen illustrated in the accompanying drawings, by way of example only,wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the husking roller comprising thepresent invention, with parts thereof being shown in section for greaterdetail;

Figure 2 is an end elevational view as taken along the line 2--2 inFigure 1;

Figure 3 is a sectional view as taken along the line 3-3 in Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of one of the disks used in the presentinvention.

With continuing reference to the accompanying drawings wherein likereference numerals designate similar parts throughout the various views,reference numeral generally designates the improved roller comprisingthe present invention which is provided with a shaft l2 on which 2 aplurality of octagonal laminated disks M are adapted to be emplaced. Thedisks are preferably made from worn automobile pneumatic tire casings.

Each of the disks [4 is provided with a central aperture I6 therethroughand a slot l8 therewithin communication with the aperture It. The disksare held in compressed relationship on the shaft by the circularcompression washers 20 which may be positioned at each end of the rollerand which are retained in their compression positions by pins 22 whichfit snugly into a transverse here through the shaft l2. Preferably thepins are partially countersunk in the outer face of the compressionwashers 20 in the grooves 24 formed in the washers.

In order to securely lock the laminated disks l4 upon the shaft l2 thereis provided a keying member which consists of curved end portions 26which are welded to the shaft l2 adjacent the locking washers 20. Thecentral portion 28 of the keying member is thus spaced from the shaft i2to both increase the locking action of the member 28 and also to permita certain amount of play in the disks i4 due to the resiliency of thematerial of which the member 28 is made. The keying member is preferablyformed from a suitable solid wire material such as: steel and because ofthe fact that it is spaced. from the shaft i2 the rubber disks are lesslikely to pass over the keying member due to the formation of the same.

Since from the foregoing the construction and advantages of thisimproved roller are readily apparent, further description is believed tobe unnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art after a consideration of theforegoing specification and accompanying drawings, it is not intended tolimit the invention to the precise embodiment shown and described, butall suitable modifications and equivalents may be readily resorted towhich fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

l. A husking roller comprising an elongated cylindrical shaft, alaminated cylindrical roller body, said body comprising a plurality offlexible resilient disks each having a central aperture snugly receivingsaid disks, means engageable with said shaft holding said disks undercompression, slots in said disks in communication with the centralaperture, and flexible keying means carried by said shaft engaging saiddisks in V ' movement of said disks relative to said shaft.

2. A husking roller comprising an elongated cylindrical shaft, alaminated cylindrical roller body, said body comprising a plurality offlexible resilient disks each having acentral aperture snugly :receivingsaid disks, means engageable with said shaft holding said disksunder-compression, slots in said disks in communication with the centralaperture, and resilient keying means carried by said shaft engaging saiddisks in said slots, said keying means comprising an elongated rodhaving curved end portionsandrra straight central portion, said endportions being non-rotatably secured to said shaft, the central portionof said keying means permitting limited rotary movement of said disksrelative to said shaft.

RALPH H. COOK.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

Garvey Mar. 22, 1949

